The U.S. Department of Energy-Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) funds the Global Change Education Program (GCEP) to promote undergraduate and graduate education and training supportive of the Department’s global change research activities. Global change research encompasses a number of technical areas, including atmospheric sciences, ecology, global carbon cycles, climate, and terrestrial processes.
The Women’s Environmental Council has three chapters in Southern California – Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego. To achieve the goal to support women who are preparing to pursue careers in the environmental field, the council offers scholarships to women attending institutes of higher learning in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties. The scholarship can be used for any aspect of education, including books, tuition, research and housing.
The Clean Energy for Green Industry (Clean Green) IGERT at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is designed to train U.S. Ph.D. scientists and engineers for leadership roles in the clean energy sector. Emphasis is placed on economic expansion through transformational research, new business, highly trained workforce development, equity and inclusion.
The Harvard Business School is now accepting papers for the Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability 2010 Conference. The conference seeks to bring together scholars from a variety of disciplinary and methodological perspectives interested in advancing research on corporate sustainability.
The American Institute of Architects is hosting its first Facebook design competition, challenging the next generation of designers and architects to step up and show the world what they can do to meet the 21st century’s pressing design needs.
The Journal of Marketing Management is making a call for papers re-visiting Green/Ethical Marketing practices facing the contemporary markets for publication in March 2012.
Applications are being accepted by Wild Gift for leaders who are making an impact today and will continue to do so in tomorrow’s world. Only five recipients a year are selected. A mandatory, three-week trek in deep wilderness is the cornerstone of the Wild Gift opportunity.
The Association for Retail Environments is hosting its second annual ARE Sustainability Awards contest, rewarding good design and innovative elements with press coverage both online and in print.
The Teresa and H. John Heinz III Foundation are funding “The Teresa Heinz Scholars for Environmental Research”. They are looking for doctoral dissertations and Masters Thesis which will help the public understand the previous, current and emerging environmental issues and also helps in providing solutions for these environmental issues.
